Just a few of the many reasons why I’m a moron for being a middle aged mom and not getting knocked up at 20. No one warned me. Not one single person pulled me aside to let me know this simple fact. One middle aged mom should have had the guts to tell me the truth. All that time you […]
Parenting Through a Broken Childhood. Can You Be The Mother You Never Had?
Can you be a good parent even if you had a broken childhood? I don’t often talk about my mother. In the language of a Facebook relationship status, “it’s complicated”. Other people talk to their mothers every day and share photos of their children’s basketball games or report cards. My mother and I haven’t spoken in years. When I’ve tried […]
The heart felt ways to help a friend or family member struggling with divorce.
The Four Simple Words We All Want To Hear. Someone Might Be Waiting to Hear Them Now. During some of the darkest days of my divorce, my phone was often silent. No calls. No texts. It was just me alone with my thoughts and that gaping hole of emptiness where my life used to be. I was too scared to […]
I’m a Prius driving, NPR listening mom. But cool it with the cliches.
Yes, I’m a stereotype. A Prius driving, NPR listening mom. But not so fast with the cliches. Yes indeed, I’m a stereotype. A sun ripened Southern California cliche in the flesh. A Prius driving, NPR listening mom. And a vegan on top of it. I can see your eyes rolling from here. Yes, this is me. I’m sure you can […]
Wanna ruin a perfectly good day? Try on a pair of jeans that are too tight.
My jeans are too tight and the world is over. At least for the next half an hour. Want to know the easiest way to ruin your day? Just try on those blue jeans you’ve been hiding in the back of your closet, you know, the ones you’ve been waiting to try on again until you “get skinny”. We all […]
Heading to LA? How not to look like a total idiot if you see a celebrity.
How not to look like a complete and total idiot if you see a celebrity in LA. I live in Los Angeles, a town full of famous people. You are accustomed to co-existing with celebrity types. I mean, these people have to drop their kids off at school, pick up prescriptions, or get cavities filled at the dentist just like the […]
10 Itty Bitty, Little Things That Put Me Over The Edge.
I know, I know, these annoying little things that happen shouldn’t affect me. But these stupid things just put me over the edge. I’ve been reading the Malcolm Gladwell book, The Tipping Point (yes, I know about a decade or two later than everyone else, but whatever.) This book dissects how major shifts in society often start with one tiny event that tips […]
Prince Inspired Fashion. My Outfit: A Tribute In Shades of Purple.
My Prince Inspired Fashion, a tribute outfit in shades of purple. I’ve channeled my grief over the loss of Prince to create a shades of purple outfit today as a tribute. The news of Prince’s death really affected me. Since the sad news of his death, his greatest hits have been on a nonstop playlist in my head. Prince was […]